Vendas Novas
Template:Infobox Portuguese subdivision Vendas Novas (Script error: No such module "IPA".), officially the City of Vendas Novas (Template:Langx), is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 11,245,[1] in an area of 222.39 km2.[2] The city has 10,625 inhabitants.[1]
The present Mayor is Valentino Salgado Cunha, elected by the Socialist Party.[3] The municipal holiday is September 7.
History
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A hoard of prehistoric objects, including two trapezoid-shaped plaques with geometric designs, was found underneath a hill by labourers in the mid nineteenth century during the construction of the railway line between Vendas Novas and Beja. They are since 1862 kept at the British Museum.[4]
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]
- Landeira
- Vendas Novas
Notable people
- Pedro Madeira (born 1992 in Vendas Novas) a singer.
- Rui Modesto (born 1999) a footballer.
- Pedro Pereira (born 1998) a footballer.
- Ricardo Pessoa (born 1982) a former professional footballer with 430 club caps.
- Diogo Rodrigues (born 1999) a footballer.
References
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